There are number of reason you get printer error when trying to print something. This could be document, photo, types of format that’s not supported or drivers not able to read the printer format. The error 0x8007007e is for Printconfig.dll not found in printer driver folder, you can search for it and copy and paste to one of the location to fix the issue. Here is how to do this
The error message looks like this:
Using your Windows Key+R and type in spool, then hit Enter
Then on the search box type “printconfig”
You should get search result like this:
Copy the PrintConfig.dll and paste into c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3 or c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3
That should fix your issue
You may also need to restart print spooler, which you can do via PowerShell command: Restart-Service Spooler you do have to run PowerShell as admin
or you can simply restart the computer to flush out anything stuck on print Job, in case issue is due to software bug
It’s very common these days people are working from home and doing multiple tasks so they use the second monitor. The second monitor could be attaching directly to a laptop, desktop, tablet, or wirelessly. Some devices have built-in options some you have to use an adaptor, converter, or external docking station. Here are some options and settings to help you extend your screen to the second monitor.
Types of connections:
VGA, HDMI, DVI, min HDMI, micro HDMI, Type-C you can do a search on the specific type to get a picture if you don’t know what these are. There are so many others but these are common.
On Windows 10 computer:
Once you have your second screen connected or ready to connect if using wirelessly.
Click Notification icon near the bottom clock Then click on Project Click on Extend (if using a wireless click on Connect to a wireless display) you should see now both screen
on Windows 10 Connecting to Wireless display
Click Notification icon near the bottom clock Then click on Project Click on Connect to a wireless display It will give you options to choose your wireless display, some have code you need to enter some devices just connects. then you should see both screens
Some settings you should know:
Display resolution, higher the resolution clear the image, but texts and windows will get smaller. You can also use Scale (zoom) some apps may not display correctly. Every display has it’s own settings you can change that works for you, just look around for options.
If you need to change the way the arrow mouses from one screen to another, you can just rearrange the displays and so your mouse pointer moves the monitor way you have physically. If you don’t know you can click on Identify it will display 1 and 2.
If you need to make the second monitor as primary, so any application you open will open by default on the second monitor.
Select second monitor then under Multiple displays, check the box Make this my main display
That’s it, there are so many other settings you can look around to find what works for you, also based on the selection and type of device you will see more options.
Remote Desktop is very common still for many companies remote users to use, not all users needed since they most likely use VPN to get access to apps or just using the cloud-based. PowerShell is a new way to make changes to your remote computer lot easier than opening GUI and waiting for it to load and make changes. If you are admin of the network, it’s very easy to make changes and get the status of remote computer settings. Here in this post will do the Remote Desktop enable using PowerShell, let’s get started it
Computer or server must meet the following requirements:
The WinRM service should be started
You must have administrator permissions on the remote device
Firewall rule should be set to allow RDP connection default port 3389 if you have changed the default port make sure to add to your firewall rule
To start the session from your Windows 10 computer or
Windows server, open PowerShell with
Administrator
Command: Enter-PSSession -ComputerName YourRemoteComputerName or IP address -Credential domain\administrator
Once you are connected to a remote computer or server, you can run the following command to get current status:
You should also make sure that you have only secured RDP authentication (NLA – Network Level Authentication) to check run the command: you should see 1
Test-NetConnection ComputerName or IP address -CommonTCPPort RDP
That’s it for now, here is a screenshot of the GUI look like after you have enabled the RDP
Note: if the user whom RDP into this remote computer is not admin user you need to add them to a remote desktop group, if you want to do via PowerShell you can check this post out: How to add a local user to windows 10 via PowerShell
Sometimes you may have turned on the narrator by mistake or using a combination key of Windows+ CTRL+ ENTER which will turn on and turn off the narrator’s voice. The quickest way to use the shortcut keys to turn on/off using these key combinations may vary from OS versions. There are many people who find these settings helpful and some just find annoying if they are turning on by mistake. So, whatever your case is here are the options.
When you first turn on the Narrator you get this screen, where it shows the shortcut keys.
Here is a list of keys
To turn off:
Hold the CAPS LOCK key and press ESC key
Press WINDOWS + CTRL + ENTER key (if it’s off it will turn back on it toggles on/off)
Hold the WINDOWS Key and press ENTER
To turn it on/Off:
Press WINDOWS + CTRL + ENTER key (if it’s off it will turn back on it toggles on/off)
You can also go through the settings options to turn it off, but you will have to press each action twice because first is selection narrator will read to you second time it will make the selection.
Select START > SETTINGS
Then click on Open Ease of Access and select Narrator you will see all the options to turn on/off the narrator
Or
Select START>SETTINGS
Then in the search type narrator, it should give you so of these options and for all options click Show all results:
If you have Surface or other tablets, this might work for
you:
Hold down the ALT and TAB keys simultaneously. Then it will bring up the Microsoft Settings window, which will give you options to turn on/off the narrator.
I hope this helps others who looking to turn on/off via registry key, please take a backup in case you need to restore it.
If you really want to turn off permanently or disable Narrator including shortcut key, then you will have to do it via registry key: Just change the value from 1 to 0 (1=on or 0=off)
PowerShell is very common to use these days as more and more software doing automation. Many times it’s harder to find Graphical User Interface (GUI) to add a user or find other settings. In this post, I am adding a local user via PowerShell and adding a user to a local group. PowerShell has built-in help and examples too, so if you want to know more about the command just type Get-Help then Name of command and it will give more info about it. Let’s get started exploring the options starting with viewing current users.
There are many more options available using PowerShell now, if you get an error make sure to read it and see where the error is, it will give you clue and also some commands require Admin right you will get an error like Access denied
